Yeah, solid and common sense. Not inspiring. Did she say the word "lie" one time? She danced the middle of the road with Reagan and Bush references. Not at all what I need right now. The middle has moved right, and she is right there in that new right-middle. I'm not.
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White House on SOTU:
“ he’s bringing back
Common Sense”
Carolina Leavitt
White House Press Secretary
#SOTU2025 #TrumpLiesUkraineDies
#USDemocracy
Angry Dems/Libs: we were not Slotkin’s audience. Non-affiliateds were. Those guys, in all the polling, are turning on Trump, and she’s trying to keep them in our tent. We need them.
While I don't disagree, that strategy didn't work so well this last time around. Recently it's always been about base turnout. Vastly more people abstain than there are unreliable "swing" voters. It's a poor strategy.
As a strategy to run-up electoral
margins in 2026 (which will require winning swing districts), I think it’s generally sound (although, individual districts require tailor-made strategies). As a strategy to slow down the MAGA arson campaign in the meantime (which we need to do), not so much.
Totally. Monday morning quarterbacking, here, but they should’ve coordinated with activist organizations to have an enormous rally in the mall at the same time as SOTU.
And then pulled Al Greens one at a time with statements that cover the bases and irritate Trump “Hillary won the pop vote by more than you!” When the mandate came up. “DOGE is canceling child cancer research!” after they used that boy as a prop. When kicked out, join the rally.
I like her but we want more than a solid job type of person. We want someone like Rep. Al Green. Someone who will fight...not just with their words but with their actions as well. It's time to get down & dirty and REALLY fight. And I say this as a proud Democrat, but stop being the nice guys.
FAA firings: Republicans are making you less safe.
Fewer USDA inspectors: Republicans are making you less safe.
Firing FBI and CIA officers: Republicans are making you less safe.
Fired nuclear safety officers: Republicans are making you less safe.
Russia/NATO: Republicans are making you less safe.
Bird flu, measles, Kennedy, Medicaid reductions: Republicans are making you less safe.
I want to hear this as frequently as "war on terror" or "they hate us for our freedom."
No, that’s not all you can do. That response was extremely weak. What actual rebuttal did she even offer? All she did was normalize everything and tell us it will all be fine.
Have y’all seen the Dem-side argument that Dem whites need to “fix” FFFOTUS voters (not MAGA)? That was the audience for Slotkin’s rebuttal: Repubs who attended the now cancelled town halls, who want veterans employed, cancer research, SS & ACA they rely on, airplanes to not crash, etc.
Wow no. You tell people about the crazy pants. You tell people about the lawlessness.
Democrats have zero political sense and they’re fumbling this so badly, after they fumbled their third election against the same exact candidate. They’re losing on purpose. They need to go the way of the Whigs.
Things democrats refused to stand for:
Small businesses
Protecting women
Murdered women
Fallen officers
Steel workers
Energy independence
Stopping drug cartels
Curbing waste of tax dollars
A young man going to West Point
A child battling brain cancer
Ending a war after five years
I feel awful saying so, I wanted to love her but she lost me, a very liberal person so she definitely lost the middle folks we need to turn. She knows elected leaders arent doing what they need to do while having us to them accountable. We voted for a reason? You made promises. Al green delivered.
No. That maybe worked in the 1950s. Not anymore. Voters today don't respond to logic and common sense. It's time for the Democrats to show some fight. Our democracy and gov't will be completely dismantled by the summer at this rate.
Dems - Bunch of obsequious corporate economic neoliberal spineless weasels who still think they are in an old white guy establishment institutionalist rule of law world instead a white christian nationalist nazi world.
Yeah but when she hyped Reagan she sounded lime my Magat family members. They are not listening so why bother speaking to them. Speak to your constituents not theirs.
I'll go against the echo chamber. Last night was a disaster for Ds. Watched with two D-voting friends, both moderates. They were critical AF of D behaviors, and the boy with cancer brought tears to one, anger to the other when Ds didn't stand. Respond with snark all u want. This wasn't good.
To be fair Jen Rubin is a Conservative. Seems like disaffected Republicans have taken over the Democrats and it's really the Democrats who no longer have a party. The center has moved so far right, Reagan is practically a Communist. I just can't with these takes anymore. Slotkin is a Trump enabler.
Crushed it. THAT is exactly what Dems need to deliver if they want house back in 26 and rest in 28.
Absolutely nailed it along with Pete calling DNC a Portlandia episode.
All she did was regurgitate right-wing platitudes. On Reagan, american-exceptionalism, immigration, cutting government spending. None of these things are common sense. Also she put the onus back on the people, she is a goddamn senator, what is she gonna do?? Slotkin’s response was a bad bad sign
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(tone, convincing, sounds strong, sounds even believable due to quality)
NOBODY has recognized this
Does she not know when the Cold War was? I am a Boomer but I know it started after WWII, about ‘47, and lasted into until 1991 when USSR broke up.
Al Green did more, much more for the movement than she did
EVERY election is now a base election and has been for over a decade. The current guy gets this. The Dems still fail to grasp it somehow.
Trump has done it with emotion while lying to people and getting away with it.
It’s not just what you say it’s how you say it
We needed someone like Jasmine Crockett
Truth
EXACTLY.
This is one of those "can't like enough" moments.
You can't reach people solely with facts much like you can't reason someone out of crazy!
HOW you say it matters!
Crockett!!
YES...
Truth.
💯
Praise for Reagan?
NOT WHAT WE NEED.
We need six months of obstructing everything, including the Pledge of Allegiance ("I suggest the absence of a quorum").
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White House on SOTU:
“ he’s bringing back
Common Sense”
Carolina Leavitt
White House Press Secretary
#SOTU2025 #TrumpLiesUkraineDies
#USDemocracy
margins in 2026 (which will require winning swing districts), I think it’s generally sound (although, individual districts require tailor-made strategies). As a strategy to slow down the MAGA arson campaign in the meantime (which we need to do), not so much.
Now that is something!
Thank you.
I wouldn't even call it Monday-morning quarterbacking because it was far more of a response than leadership coordinated.
I think whatever just needs to look like "we really care about this" rather than "we're merely trying to win the next election cycle."
We need:
"Republicans have already desecrated veterans, farmers, intelligence agents, seniors, kids, women, our allies, our economy, our health, and turned off cyber defense for our nukes.
I'm sure we missed a few dozen."
This needs to be the constant refrain.
Fewer USDA inspectors: Republicans are making you less safe.
Firing FBI and CIA officers: Republicans are making you less safe.
Russia/NATO: Republicans are making you less safe.
Bird flu, measles, Kennedy, Medicaid reductions: Republicans are making you less safe.
I want to hear this as frequently as "war on terror" or "they hate us for our freedom."
Quite the antithesis of the spinner of lies who whines like a spoiled toddler.
Praising Ronald "union buster" Reagan isn't gonna win any minds, money, or votes.
Cut a liberal, and a fascist bleeds. Classic
no sense of constitutional crisis
no outrage
monotonic earnestness
I guess we’re still trying to win over Republicans??? After that speech???
She needed to declare a national emergency and call all sane, moral citizens to resist.
The house actually IS on fire!
Slotkin hasn't quite figured that trick out yet though
We the people need Healthcare for all, $$ out of politics, Billionaires taxed out of existence etc so Neo Con Slotkin is horrible.
Progressive's for the people!! #AOC @aoc.bsky.social
Democrats have zero political sense and they’re fumbling this so badly, after they fumbled their third election against the same exact candidate. They’re losing on purpose. They need to go the way of the Whigs.
Small businesses
Protecting women
Murdered women
Fallen officers
Steel workers
Energy independence
Stopping drug cartels
Curbing waste of tax dollars
A young man going to West Point
A child battling brain cancer
Ending a war after five years
It seems the Democrat establishment is afraid of putting the more outspoken, fearless, less politically correct representatives out in front.
Dems can do far better.
But yea, let’s whine about egg prices. It’s not like the fascists are killing democracy or anything.
She’s a Trump enabler through and through
There is much more you can do in the face of crazy pants - take bold actions
Slotkin has already given up
AMERICA DESERVES A COMPETENT DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Democrats are going to stick with shitty old policies and weakness as our democracy burns. GOOD JOB, DEMS!
March 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We’re fucked and they are fucking us.
Impeach. Remove. Exile. Imprison. Oppose.
Much, much, much MORE.
She's in the wrong party
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Absolutely nailed it along with Pete calling DNC a Portlandia episode.